Little Falls transcript., 1887-03-25

county commissioners, or IN case nf such village
village or borough shaIl fix and prescribe.
Provided. That no license sha be granted for
longer period than one year. or for period
beyond twenty (zO) days after the annual cleo
tion in such village or city next ensuing after
the date Of such licenses
SEC: 4. Nothing herein contained shall be con-
strued as affecting or repealinv the local option
proviso Of section one M Il ot CHAPTER sixteen uGl
OF the General Statutes Of 1878, or the local op-
tion provisions OF section 4S OF chapter 145 of
General Laws of 1855
SEC: 5. All acts and parts Of acts inconsist-
ent with this act are hereby repealed.
SEC. 6. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after July 1st, 1887.
Approved Feb lOth, 1887.
AN ACT to amend chapter sixteen, General Stat
utes 1873, relating TO Intoxicating liquors.
Be it enacted by the Legislature OF the State Of
SECTION l. That section ten Of said chapter
be amended 80 az to read as follows: Section
10. It shall be UNI lawful for any person to sell.
ner. either directly or indirectly. or by agent,
employees or otherwise, any spirituous. vinous,
malt or fermented liquors, in any quantity or
for any purpose whatever: to any minor person,
or TO any student or pupil in any public school,
seminary, academy or other institution OF learn
ing In this state, or to any habitual drunkard or
intemperate drinker of Intoxicating liquors. or
to any intoxicated person; and any person vio-
latiug any Of the foregoing provisions of this
section shall be guilty Of niisclemeanor, and on
conviction thereof by any court having iurisdic-
tion, shall be punished by fine OF not less than
twenty-five dollars, nor more than one hundred
dollars and costs OF prosecution, Or by impris-
onment in the county jail not less than thirty
| nor moro than ninety days, unit! such fine
and costs are paid, not exceeding ninety days; !;
and any parent husband, wife, child, guardian,
master or employer, or relation OF any person
who Is habitual drunkard or an inteIuperate te
drinker Of intoxicating liquors, or any one who
| 1s ANNOYED OF injured by means OF the continued
intoxicatlon OF such drunkard or incorporate
drlnker. or any parent, master, guardian, rcla-
| tive or employer OF any minor person, may give
notice IN writing. signed by him OF her, to any
person, forbidding him from directly OF indi-
fectly furnishing any such habitual drunkard
intemperate drinker or minor named in such
| notice with any kind OF Intoxicating liquors:
ce in eases of hatual a51eu am
minors, and any time before such minor person
! shall become OF full age. any one to whom such
notice was given, sells, gives away or furnishes,
directly or indirectly, or causes to be furnished.
! any Intoxicating liquor to the person named in
such notice he shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
| court having jurisdiction, shall be punished by
fine not less than fifty dollars more than one
| hundred dollars. and by imprisonment in the
| county jail for not less than thirty days nor
more than ninety days: and in case OF default In
| the payment OF such tine the court NAV, in ad-
dition to the time of imprisonment fixed by
its Judgment commit nit, such a. person to
pnid; the whole time, however, for which
any person can be so committed to The
| county Jail under the provisions Of this section
not to exceed ninety days, and the license OF
such person shall be revoked as hereinafter
stated. All the provisions of this section shall
also ak apply to municipal corporations ANYTHING
! trary Notwithstanding. Any person who shall
| purchase or procure for any intemperate drinker
| OF Intoxicating liquors, habitual drunkard, or
| equlvalent furnished by such person or by such
drunkard, intelnperate drinker, minor Or other
guilty of misdemeanOr, and upon conviction
shall be punished by fine Of not less that twenty
five nor more than one hundred dollars, together
with costs of prosecution, or by imprisonment in
| the county jail for not less than twenty nor
more than ninety days, and In case OF default in
payment OF any tine, until such fine and costs
| unlawful for any person in any city, village.
tOWu.or borough in this state to SELL barter, fur
n1sh or dispose ot.ln any manner, either dire2tly
or rsindirectly.so or by agent, employe, or other
| wise any Intoxicating liquor in any quantity
! or for any purpose whatever on the Sabbath day,
| or on any general or special election days; and
all places where the sale Of Intoxicating liquors
shall be licensed, under the provisions of any
law or ordinance, shall be closed during all hours
| Of every Sabbath day, and Of every general or
| special election day; and any person violating
any OF the provisions OF this section Shall be
guilty OF a misdemeanOr, and ON conviction
thereof by any court having Jurisdiction shall be
punished by fine Of not lesssthan thirty dollars
nor more than one hundred dollars and costs OF
prosecution and by imprisonment in the county
| Jail not less than ten days nor more than thirty
days,
be amended by adding thereto the following
And in all prosecutions in this state for the sale
of spirituons, vinons, fernented or malt liquors
| without a license therefor. proof that the ac-
! cused has paid the United States revenue tax for
| the sale OF sptrituous or vinous fermented or
malt liquors, or has procured receipt for such
payment covering the time In which it Is alleged
| the accused has sold without q license shall be
prlma facte evidence that the accused has sold
such auor: and IN all such proof
on the premises in which it Is alleged such sale
is made shall be prima facie evidence that the
person or persons doing business upon said
premises, either as principal. agent proprietor,
clerk or bartender, is selling such liquor. Pro-
| yided that the provisions Of this section shall
not apply to druggists engaged in tho business
of compounding and dispensing medicines upon
| SEC 3. That section twelve Of said act is
| amended SO as to read as follows Section IL.
! That in all cases where any person is convicted
in any court Of selling or furnishing intoxicat-
| ing liquor to 4 minor, habitual drunkard or in
| temperate person after written notice as afore-
said his license snail thereupon become forfeited
and yod and thereafter he shall be liable for all
penalties. for selling liquor, the same as any
person selling without license.
Ia SEC A. That said chapter 16 be further
amended by adding thereto the following new
Sec. "a It shall not be lawful for any person
Il to Keep any gatelle or card or any other kind
Of table whatsoever except billiard and pool
/ tables or TO allow the same to be kept in any
room, where any of the liquors mentioned in this
/ act are licensed to be sold. or may be sold OF
/ kept Tor sale, or to allow any games at cards,
4 throwing Of dice, or any other game OF any kind
fornature whatsoever to be played in such room.
Any person violating any OF the provisions Of
/ this section shall be guilty OF miSuemeanOr,
| ndfupru conviction thereof shall be punished
by a tne not less than ten nor more than fifty
| dollars The provisions of this section shall
also apply and be IN force in all municipal corr
/ porations. Il. :, 5& a. .$s59Fs{ 81
/ Sec, IS. That no person shall In any manner
| be projected by any permit. or license issued by
the county commissioners or by the authorities
of any CITY, village OK other municipal corpora
i tion, unless he shall have paid The full amount
required by the law or ordinance under which
such license is granted, and no license shall
have paid therefor sum equal to the minimum
rate fixed by the laws OF this state for the town,
Village. borough or city where the same is
i granted All licenses granted by said county
commissioners, or the authorities OF any town
village, borough or city In this state, shall be
done, and shall DISTINCTLY state the amount paid
Sec. 26 An licenses issned BY the county
Il commissioners, 81 or Iss bv the authorities
| OF II any city, town. borough, village OF
other mnnicipal corporations f0r the sale n
| intoxicating liquors snail contain . description
OF tho pIemisee and room where such iiauors are
licensed 20 be sold: and any person 20 licensed,
who shall sell, barter or 9fve away any intoxi-
eating lianors oiitsi1e OF OF In any plsee other
than tho room nannsd shall II guiity OF nais-
dsmeAnor, and shAli ba lixble toall tne penalties
provided "a this ret or nnder any laWsof this
state Tor sell1p1 liquors shout q license
s. Sen 27.f When any person 5holdin1 8 Icanas
for yhesale Of jntoxlodtin9 liqnma 1s convicted
81 the y1o1tton ut any law relAtin1 TO the husi-